New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-23
ON MATTERS OF THE HOUR
HINTS AND COMMENTS FROM NEWCOMERS
AND OTHERS q.

HINTS AND COMMENTS FROM NEWCOMERS
AND OTHERS.
One OF Brooklyn's bright young Republicans is
Granville w. Harmon, who made unsuccessful
attempt to carry his Assembly district last tall He
was in Albany last week ardent friend OF Mr..
Miller lie refers to an experience in Ulster County
last summer which has bearing the olomargarne
question He has friend who a sorekeeper in
Ulster County with whom he set ont TO talk politics.
and soon learned that his friend bitterly opposed
to Mr. Miller. Mr.. Harmon said 10 hin i am sur
prised that You should antagonizc Mr.. Miller L
thought this was great dairy county. thought that
butter one OF your principal interests here 30
1T is rejoined the storekeeper but that does not
help any. The sale of oleomargarne has been one
my principal lines. The farmers who make butter
send every pound of it New York where they get Do
and go cents for it. then they come TO me ana Duy
OeOmargarine for 80 and 40 cents. Some OF theu.!
know that it is oleomargarine and some OF them nave
bought for butter, nut they all know that they make
the difference on the price OF frstclnss butter IN
ing it, Now under this bill that Mr.. Miller lOSleOu
| am obliged to pay a license OF SiS year besides
going to lot OF trouble and forced tn tell my GUS
toners ust what it il that am selling vi course ah
against him.
Mr.. Harmon tells story about his fortunes ma
candidate which Illustrates the readiness with which
some Democrats make promises and the case VIII
which they break them. He snys that in one OF the
voting districts of his Assembly district there was
quarrel among he Democrats which led him ana his
friends to think that he would secure some Dcho-
cratic support. As the ran along he began 10
receive letters from Democrats and before the eecS
DAY found himself in possession OF letters from III
Democrats pledgng their votes and active support.
On election day he received in this voting district rom
Republicans and all Just foriy-one votes The empha-
s that he is able TO put the word liars IL something
impressive.
Subway Commissioner Jacob Hess declares that
the banner Republican district In the city is the
With District in which John j. O'Brien and II. G..
McCord leaders. Mr. Hess explains his opinion In
this way: When first ran for Register thought 1t
likely that would stand about even in the With
District did not consult any OF the boys down there
for some time after my nomination. Then met
OBren the street day and asked him what they
going to do for in his district lie said that
they would give me 700 or 500 majority thought
such thing impossible and told him so, bnt he only
laughed and said nothing more. On the night OF cleo
ton dag they showed up over 700 majority. The
second time ran for Register. although l had then
reason to respect Brens statement OF what he
would do IL rather parayzed when he said that he
would double my old majority They did II, however,
and the With gave something like 800 majority
off. l third time for Register, and on that trip
the boys told me they would donble my majority again.
and hang me if they did not give mo 5000. Now
that the kind of district have. an bound to
however, that the BOYS told me | had not better run
again as they did not think they conld double the
3,OO0'
Ono OF the leaders In the With District is Charles
". Smith, who has been Tor a long time in charge of
two voting districts In which there about coo
votes. 1t is related that in recent election only
nineteen of these votes were cast tor the Democratic
candidate When Smith went up 10 the headquarters
the general cry one OF cOngratu laton over his
splendid work He received the congratlatOry express
sIons with much GOODNESS and when asked what the
matter was: " Why said Smith am mad at my sell
think that those nineteen votes got away II had
known of it might just as well have had them rs
not"
The custom OF giving railroad passes to Legislators,
M. IL.
among those who receive these iavors. An opinion
pressed the other da, by Assemblyman Mccarthy. OF
Syracuse. indicated the drift among many Legislators
to regard these passes not vors but matter of
right. Said he: In my opinion members OF the
Legislature should be supplied with railroad passes 10
convey them from their homes TO the Capital a. q
matter OF law and right. ! think there should be
enactment to that effect All tho rights that arc
loved by the railroads ont OF which those great
porations make much money are granted TO them
by the people. II wonld be nothing unfair unjust
or improper that they should return something 20 the
people bv supplying tho servants Of tho public with
free transportation matter OF law. There II
always moro less hue and cry about the present
custom which ould be ended IL did some other
States have done where they have such enactment
I remember that there a great stir last winter
in the wspapers because Clerk Chickering of the
Assembly called the members mp 90 his dcsk and
handed them their railroad passes openly II passes
10 be given and used at all u should he done
onenly The very act OF secrecy imp lie- nj least I'M
propriety and obligation, neither OF which should
stand for a moment"
Assemblyman Crosby, of this city. says that he was
advised not to open his mouth in public for at least
two weeks after taking his seat " | do not doubt"
he said laughngly. that it would BIO better for mo
10 keep my mouth closed for two months Nhat mas
struck remarkable j. the number OF exceedingly
good takers in the Assembly. II seems TO mo that
have never any public body In which there was
such n prenondcrance Of strong, ready and torcble
speakcrs presume IL "a the natural result Of ecctng
n representative body OF men by popular ballot"
Senator-elcct Hiscock, who had been lstoning took
up the subject by way OF explanation and said among
other things Tho lawyer OF the country who Is sent
10 the Legislature Is nearly always q ready talLcr.
The country courts have plenty OF time In which 10
hermit the presentation OF argument Ia cases brought
before them Ire country attorney Is nearly always
good trial lawyer, accustomed 10 ready expression
of his thoughts. In addition TO this facility which no
GETS in the courts he accustomed to stump his county
every fall. Thus lac comes up 10 the Capital equipped
with n readiness Of tongue. ns well as with pretty
good knowledge the effect OF worIs upon men. The
crowded city courts. where an attorney Is smut OH
with fifteen minutes or hall an hour, and possibly re-
fused any time for oral argument, do not breed public
speakers
One Of the popular veteran soldiers OF New York Is
Colonel John w. Marshall. whom hear frequently
mentioned among old soldiers the Chaplain OF the
Irresistible" and also az tho Rock of Gibraltar"
Colonel Marshall Is n siI-fOoter, straight "a ruinrod,
with just enough porlness To I'LL out shapely frame
His big bass voice comes IN with boom IN The chorus
At camp-hrcs. lie is architect, and IA Responsible
for some OF the skyscrapng apartment houses uptown
and one or two city armories. He gave practical
example not long ago oi the generous feeling among
the boys in blue for the unfortunate boys IN gray by
presenting TO the proper officers model Tor tho Con-
fcdcratc Soldiers Homo at Richmond. Virginia
Nathaniel Page, Washington lawyer, whose
practice Il largely IN international quo-tions,
has just returned from Europe where he has been en-
gagged for nearly year in the settlement OF legal as
pucs. Mr. PGgo l. keen oLScrycr and has made goon
use OF his time while abroad lie has been in England
France and Italy. He says that no discovered every
where in Europe general improvement OF business
that was remarkable. SAID he The expression OF tins
change Is be found in tho rapid construction OF new
and elegant structures in the large cities and In the
promotion Of general business enterprises. Italy has
been especially favored in this progress probably be
cause she hes been 80 far backward and much de
pressed. The improvement of conditions in Italy Is
observabe everywhere. The country towns and the
villages AZ well AS the larger cities show IT,"
inquired Of Mr.. Page about the prevalent and alb
sorbng tonic Of war whom ho said II is the scnti